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¶£&†;~:¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ beyond the great dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨:~;†&£¶
@¶£&†;~:¨¨ ~ it was built in the late sixties. ~ ¨¨:~;†&£¶@
#@¶£&†;~:¨ ~ ~ ~ the elves came to us then. ~ ~ ~ ¨:~;†&£¶@#
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&†;~:¨¨¨¨¨ came to trust them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ us ¨¨¨¨¨:~;†&
†;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ kids would play down at the water even ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;†
&†;~:¨¨¨¨¨ though we were not allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~;†&
£&†;~:¨¨¨¨ ~ ~ sometimes the sluice would close ¨¨¨¨:~;†&£
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¶£&†;~:¨¨¨ ~ ~ ~ ~ before the dam opened again, ¨¨¨:~;†&£¶
£&†;~:¨¨¨¨ there would be a signal, but the elves ¨¨¨¨:~;†&£
&†;~:¨¨¨¨¨ would make us not hear it, and suddenly ¨¨¨¨¨:~;†&
†;~:¨¨¨¨¨¨ we would find the water rising, already ¨¨¨¨¨¨:~;†
&†;~:¨¨¨¨¨ at our knees. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ¨¨¨¨¨:~;†&
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